Spike TV
Spike TV is the new name of the
TNN cable network (originally
The Nashville Network, later
The National Network or
The New TNN). It was
marketed as the first
television network for
men. The name change was supposed to coincide with its change in
programming, including shows like
Stripperella and the
Ren & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon; however, on
June 19,
2003,
Spike Lee won a
New York State Supreme Court injunction preventing the name change, which Lee feared viewers would associate with him.
On July 8,2003, the suit was settled, and TNN was allowed to call itself Spike TV. The name change became official on August 11th of that same year. However, Spike TV may be taken off the air in Canada due to the pre-existing Men TV network there, which had already been granted exclusive rights to the all-for-men programming format by the CRTC.
Spike TV operates as part of MTV Networks, owned by Viacom.
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